So you think YOU love comics?

Aug 29 14:28 UTC 1997

So you think YOU are a comic book lover?  Marvel editor Mark Gruenwald ,
who died of a heart attack recently, has you beat.

His will requested that he be cremated and that his ashes be mixed in with
the ink in a special run of his favorite comic book "Squadron Supreme"

Gruenwald created Squadron Supreme and his wish was to actuallybe a part
of the pages.  


So when plans were made to re-issue Suadron Supreme's 12 issues as a
special one-issue, his wife took Gruenwald's ashes to a printing plant in
Ohio, and had his remains mixed with th ink used to print the comic book.

The first printing of the "Squadron" reissue has a run of 4,000 copies and
Gruenwald REALLY is part of each copy!

response 2 of 5:

Sep 30 16:39 UTC 1997

I've got Mark Gruenwald beat! He had his ashes mixed with ink... which means
it was most likely 98.5% ink and 1.5% him (I'm making up the persentages, but
you know what I mean...). I on the other hande use 100% of my own blood to
draw my comics. I don't get that far before I pass out. A good 8 pages a week
is safe.

response 4 of 5:

Oct 2 05:32 UTC 1997

I don't actually have bloody.  I've been known to draw with the odd bone
sliver and some of my necroplasmic fluid when I was bored and without pencil.